Howard County, MD has a population of 313,414 people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $110,892. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Howard County, MD grew from 309,284 to 313,414, a 1.34% increase and its median household income grew from $107,490 to $110,892, a 3.16% increase.

The population of Howard County, MD is 54.1%White, 17.8%Black, and 17.6%Asian. N/A of the people in Howard County, MD speak a non-English language, and 91.7% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Howard County, MD are Howard Community College, with 1,279 graduates, Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia, with 317 graduates, and Maryland University of Integrative Health, with 267 graduates.

The median property value in Howard County, MD is $441,000, and the homeownership rate is 74.1%. Most people in Howard County, MD commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Howard County, MD is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Howard County, MD is $110,892. Males in Howard County, MD have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,370. The income inequality of Howard County, MD (measured using the Gini index) is 0.465 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Howard County, MD have a median annual income of $110,892, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Howard County, MD compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.41% growth from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2015GINI for Maryland is lower than the national average of 0.486. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Howard County, MD was Census Tract 055.04 with a value of $196,307, followed by Census Tract 051.04 and Census Tract 030.04, with respective values of $187,270 and $184,765.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Howard County, MD colored by their Median Household Income.

4.48% of the population in Howard County, MD (310,855 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 35-44 and then Female 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Howard County, MD is White, followed by Black or African American and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Howard County, MD grew at a rate of 0.99%, from 165,890 employees to 167,540 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Howard County, MD, are Professional, Scientific, Tech Services, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Public Admin.. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Howard County, MD, though some of these residents may live in Howard County, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Howard County, MD. In Howard County, MD the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 197 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $8,562. Baltimore city, MD has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Maryland.

Howard County, MD residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Maryland. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Howard County, MD were $8,562 in 2014, but $8,528 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.4% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Howard County, MD are $$1,026 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Howard County, MD compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Howard County, MD between the ages of 65 and 75 had 2,276 eye exams, 2,824 hemoglobin tests, and 2,731 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 2,724 women in Howard County, MD between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 1,834 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Dorchester County, MD has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 15.5%, the highest value of any county in Maryland. This represents a 11.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 13.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Maryland colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Baltimore city, MD has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 23.6%, the highest value of any county in Maryland. This represents a 10.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 21.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Maryland colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Baltimore city, MD has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 33.2, the highest rate of any county in Maryland. This represents a 7.79% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 30.8.

The following map shows all of the counties in Maryland colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Howard County, MD is home to a population of 313,414 people, from which 91.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Howard County, MD is composed of 169,452White residents (54.1%), 55,742Black residents (17.8%), 55,010Asian residents (17.6%), 20,420Hispanic residents (6.52%), and 10,763Two+ residents (3.43%). The most common foreign languages in Howard County, MD are Spanish (14,210 speakers), Korean (9,546 speakers), and Chinese (7,452 speakers), but compared to other places, Howard County, MD has a relative high number of Korean (9,546 speakers), Urdu (2,722 speakers), and Other Asian (5,501 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Howard County, MD was 38.9. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 35.2, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 43.9. But people in Howard County, MD are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Howard County, MD residents was 38.4.

In 2015, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 103,615Maryland residents, followed by India with 53,601 and Philippines with 40,838.

When compared to other states, Maryland has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Cameroon. In 2015, there were 13,829 people from Cameroon living in Maryland, approximately 15.52 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2015, 91.7% of Howard County, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Howard County, MD was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Howard County, MD compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 3.04 times more White residents (169,452 people) in Howard County, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55,742Black and 55,010Asian residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Howard County, MD as a share of the total population.

65,716 of Howard County, MD citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is N/A the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Howard County, MD was Spanish. 4.53% of the overall population of Howard County, MD are native Spanish speakers. 3.05% speak Korean and 2.38% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Howard County, MD has a relatively high number of residents that are native Korean speakers. In 2015, there were 9,546 native Korean speakers living in Howard County, MD, approximately 8.91 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Howard County, MD awarded 1,984 degrees. The student population of Howard County, MD is skewed towards females, with 880 male students and 1,104 female students. Most students in Howard County, MD are White (910 and 45.9%), followed by Black or African American (481 and 24.2%), Asian (193 and 9.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (135 and 6.8%). The largest universities in Howard County, MD by number of graduates are Howard Community College (1,279 and 64.5%), Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia (317 and 16%), and Maryland University of Integrative Health (267 and 13.5%). The most popular majors in Howard County, MD are General Studies (519 and 26.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (218 and 11%), and Registered Nursing (149 and 7.51%). The median tuition costs in Howard County, MD are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Howard County, MD were White. These 910 graduates mean that there were 1.89 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 481 graduates.

The median property value in Howard County, MD is $441,000, which is 2.27 times larger than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value decreased from $443,300 to $441,000, a -0.52% increase. The homeownership rate of Howard County, MD is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 63%. People in Howard County, MD have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Howard County, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$110,892

Median Household Income

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110,320

Number of Households

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In 2015, the median household income of the 110,320 households in Howard County, MD grew to $110,892 from the previous year's value of $107,490.

The following chart displays the households in Howard County, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2015, the median property value in Howard County, MD declined to $441,000 from the previous year's value of $443,300.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Howard County, MD compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Howard County, MD the largest share of households have a property value in the $500k-$750k range.

This chart shows the households in Howard County, MD distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Howard County, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Howard County, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Howard County, MD have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Howard County, MD have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.2 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Howard County, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Howard County, MD compared to its parent geographies.